New rule requires drivers to provide their driver number for insurance policies or risk cancellation starting March 31st.
The law was implemented last year. If you don’t do it, your license could get canceled. Aviva says find your driver number on your license. It’s in section 4(d).
Insurance companies need this to give you a policy. Every driver has a unique driver number. This new deal starts on March 31st. It aims to make roads safer and helps stop uninsured drivers.
The Irish Motor Insurance Database updates daily. Gardaí use it to find uninsured cars faster. Gardaí can quickly check licenses and insurance now. This makes the roads safer for everyone.
Also, speed limits changed on some roads. They reduced them by 20 km/h in February. The goal is to lower accidents. Rural local road speeds dropped from 80 km/h to 60 km/h. The road sign meaning also changed.
From 2020 to 2024, 73% of deaths happened on rural roads. These roads had speed limits of 80 km/h or more. Almost half of all serious injuries occurred there too.
This all happened under the Road Traffic Act 2024. Further speed limit cuts are coming later this year. Urban core speed limits went from 50 km/h to 30 km/h. This area includes built-up zones and estates.
National secondary road limits will drop too, going from 100 km/h to 80 km/h. Road deaths have risen a lot recently in Ireland. Between 2006 and 2021 fatalities had fallen, but deaths rose again after that period.